March 01, 2010

Reporters Notebooks

Nick Daschel, Buster Sports: The biggest cheats of all time in the Pacific 10 Conference. USC, once again awaiting the NCAA hammer, has a sizable lead over the field.

Vince Bonsignore, Los Angeles Daily News: David Sills, the 13-year-old quarterback from Delaware who was offered a scholarship by USC coach Lane Kiffin, was the headline act at Steve Clarkson's "Dreammaker Tour" stop at the Rose Bowl. According to the Daily News' Scott Wolf, parents paid $200 for the right to have their kids impress Clarkson. Wolf also posted a photo of a billboard in Pasadena promoting Clarkson's tour.

Dan McFeely, Indianapolis Star: Purdue Pete, the Boilermakers' big, brawny mascot, is getting a makeover. Purdue officials want to update and soften the image of the rugged 70-year-old icon, who often makes kids cry. "Look, I'm the one who gets the phone calls from parents who say that big face scares their 3-year-old," athletic director Morgan Burke said.

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald: Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich,
the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year who missed 2009 battling
cancer, could be back on the field this fall.

Joseph Goodman, Miami Herald: Should Florida's Jeff Demps quit football and focus on track? The answer, according to one track coach, is no.

Jared Eborn, Deseret News: Utah State quarterback Kane Wilson was arraigned in Logan City Court after his arrest on misdemeanor charges of possession of more than one ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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